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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-16
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The Coon That Fought q Horse.

At Malvern, Ark, last month young
man put his little brother upon his horse
ana sent him to the branch near the
stable to water. Soon the boy came
back running the horse, aud said that a
coon came down the bank of the branch
while the horse was drinking and jumped
upon the log beside him and bit and
scratched the horse so that it nearly
threw him off in trying to get out OF
the branch aud up the bank. The young
man looked at the horse and found the
blood trickling from several rakes and
scratches on one of its forelegs. He and
the little boy went to the branch, taking
a large dog with them. The dog followed
the track of the coon and soon came up
with it and gave battle, and after few
moments succeeded in killing it. But
after the coon was dead the dog could
not get rid of it, the coon having seized
him by the under lip and would not let
90 even after life was extinct. The
Young man tried to get the coon's jaws
open but could not, so he cut the head
of and the dog went to the house with
the coon's head hanging to its lip. After
going to the house the young man tried
again to pry the jaws open, but finally
wa, compelled to unjoint the head before
he could succeed in getting it LOOSE
Forest anil Stream.
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TObOgganing.

Here is a pretty girl done up like a
soft, warm bundle in gay blanket suit,
clinging tremblingly to the young mans
hand as she puts her little arctic dis
trustfully upon the impatient and un-
certain board. The young man falls upon
one knee and steadies the sled. The
girl drops upon it like bag of feathers,
and also something like tailor, for she
crosses her feet as she drops. She tucks
in her skirts and grasps the hand rails or
the ropes attached to them. Then he
sits down beside her with his great awk-
ward legs stuck out ahead on either side
of her. If she is veteran tobogganist
she will grasp his trousers; if not, then
she won't. At all events, he seizes her
arms, and just then, with an "All
ready! away she goes" the steerer leaps
on behind or one knee, with the other
foot projected like q rudder behind, and
down they 60, precisely as if they had
all fallen off the edge of house-roof.
If the girl screams she will be a quarter
of mile from the scream as soon as she
sends it forthl In fact, the flight is SO
rapid that of all the young ladies who
had fully intended to faint on their first
rides not one has had time to do so. It
takes a greet deal of preparation and
study and solid foundation to faint, and
it can't be done when one is flying
through the air like a bullet. Still,
there is time for a girl to dematerialize
her spinal column and fall Imply in her
companion's arms, and this is some
times accomplished-when the compan.
ion is nice young fellow and worthy OF
the trust.
Unfortunately it often happens that the
young man in such cases has to serve as
his own steerer, in which case all he can
do is to hop behind the lady and rest his
chin on her shoulder and his face
against her feecy hood. This requires
self-sacrifce and nerve.--Nsw York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-05
A Hairdl essing Competition.

The "Soclete du Progress de Ia Golf
furc" holds its annual so.rce on Tuesday
in the Portman rooms, Baker street. The
competition iu the art of dressing ladies
hair was the event of the evening. In
all, sixteen ladies, sitting each before a
mirror, where the sub .ectI or models
on whom the artists expended
their best skill. The chief object was
to produce novelty in the head-dressing
of lady about to attend a dinner, ball
Or evening party, the difference of oc-
cas:on being distinguished, of course, by
different ornaments. For the prize of
honor, it was not until third scrutiny
that the absolute majority was obtained,
which is necessary here as at French par
limentary elections. Eventually, the
lucky winner was declared to be NJ. ].
Dupont, whose coiffure was of highly
ornate character. The hair, being drawn
upward toward the crown of the head,
was arranged at the back in waved rolls,
and upon the forehead in what's techni-
cally called FRANCE a la neige, or light
bushy fringe. Jet ornaments were added,
together with a diamond star and sal
mon -colored bow with white aigretLe.
The second prize, smaller gold medal,
was won by Herr J. Stehr, and NM. Ba-
delino and Roussel obtained respectively
a gold and a bronze medal.-PaN Mall
Gd{ette.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.
Every body drsgs its shadow, and
every mind its doubt.

Every body drags its shadow, and
every mind its doubt.
Those who have scorned the worl
most have been most scorned.
The influence of one good woman Is
moro than that of ten great men.
A curtain lecture is worth all the scr
mons in the world for teaching the vir-
tue of patience and long-sufering.
Failure, after long perseverance, is
much grander than never having a striv-
ing good enough to be called failure.
Most of us lay up good stock of pa
tiencc, but we make the mistake of put
ting it where we can't find it just when
we need it most.
Love alone is wisdom, love alone is
power; and where love seems to fail, it
is where self has stepped between and
dulled the potency of its rays.
Hope nothing from luck, and the prob
ability is that you will be so prepared,
so forewarned and forearmed, that all
shallow observers will call you lucky.
Alas! it is not till time, with reckless
hand, has torn out half the leaves from
the book of human life, to light the fires
of passion with from day to day, that
man begins to see that the leaves which
remain are few in number.
The best part of health is fine disposi-
ton. 1t is more essential than talent,
even in the works of talent. Nothing
will supply the want of sunshine to
peaches, and to make knowledge valua-
BILE, You must have the cheerfulness of
wisdom. Whenever you are sincerely
pleased you are nourished. The joy of
the spirit indicates its strength. All
healthy things are sweet-tcmpered.
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The Hare in the Moon.

There is common superstition against
pointing the finger at the new moon; and
in Swabia children are not allowed to
make the shadow figure of hare on the
walls with their fingers, in imitation OF
the hare sometims supposed to be visible
in the moon. This latter custom is Gu
rious, because in China, India, and Cey-
lon there is also thought to be hare in
the moon, and in connection with deli
mite traditions. In Indian mythology the
god of the moon carries hare; in Cey-
lon the story is that the hare, meeting
Buddha in wood, bade him light fire,
and then proceeded to jump into 1t,
to be cooked for his benefit; where
upon Buddha snatched the good animal
from the flames and translated him to
the moon. ! And the Chinese hold thet
the hare's figure was placed in the moon
to commemorate the action OF the ruler
of heaven, who once changed himself
into hare to assuage the pangs OF
hungry traveller. Some such story must
underlie the Swabian custom, which like
other customs in connection with the
moon, is sometimes thought to be sur
vival of an old system of moon worship.
But how came it that the sun and the
moon were ever worshiped at all2 Is it
not, with greater probability, because
human attributes were once uscrlbed to
them with fear and dread than because
they were regarded as the symbols OF
light, or fire, or heat2 From the belle, in
their humanity to belief in their divinity
the transition would be natural and OBJ
vious, and, in fact, on no other theory
can we understand all the propit:atory
sacrifices connected with their worship.
-Gentleman's Magazine.
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W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
ode to Woman.

ouC ~ " oHfttu.
Oh, woman!
Thou who rulest the bandbox
With hairpin,
And would yank the lid OFF
The ballot box
For thine own pleasure and profit,
Lead on!
In domestic matters thou art
The boss,
And why should'st thou be
Scepte"less
In all affairs Of State,
The hand that spanketh baby
II placed upon the helm.
Which guideth the governmental ships,
Would show au equal grace;
And thou could legiSlate
Some other plan by which the baby
Could pull through,
And some day run against its
Mother for Congress!
Women make men Of children,
And the meu unnlake their makers,
Which is neither fair in law nor equity.
And calls for reform.
As long as there are boarding houses
In tho land,
What's home and wife and motherl
And il we grant you mans
Prerogatives
You will know how tits yourself
Tying to wind your watch up
With night key after election,
And will kick less vigorously than nowl
Wherefore, oh, woman,
Lead on
NV voice is still for equal rights,
And 1 don't care who knows it.
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But One Remedy.

Nations that license murder for pay
will be murdered for plunder; nations
that batten wild beasts of passion will
be devoured by wild beasts Of rapipe and
ruin. The rum hole must be closed, or
the rum hell will engulf Christendom.
What shall be done with Christian rum?
is in the problem. What shall be done
with the Christian world2 Answer it
with license, or authorizations, or tenn
pering policics-.is it difficult to see the
end2 Strike it down, cage tho beasts
that vent the frenzy in the only place to
which they belong, the criminal cell,
and the kennel will disperse. There is
but one remedy. There is but one road
OF deliverance from this pestiferous evil.
It is not obscure; it is the plaiu, straigh ght-
forward road of simple honesty in deal
ing with case of pronounced crime.
The rum-seller is a criminal, pure and
simple; he must be treated as such in
law and administration. The brand of
felon must be upon his bow; and he
must be made to take his place in the
felon's dock, and in the felon's cell, or
on his eibbct.- t.-Bishon Faster.
The New York O6eroer says: "Tt is q
fact beyond dispute that there is scarcely
eny form of public vice that is not found
in con junction with the saloons.
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"Business is Business"

A story is told of lawyer in this city,
known nearly as we'll for his love OF fee
as for his legal ability, both of which are
undoubted. On one occasion when he
was in the law school he was up for ex.
animation, and the professor put dilfi-
cult question to him.
"Do you mean that for business, OF
lust for run2" he asked.
"For bu ,iness, of course, sir" replied
the professor, with some show of wrath
at the young mans impcrtinencc.
ooh, we'll" he said, coolly, 'you
needn't get mad about it. I was only
asking for information. AS it is busi,
ness matter, I must say to you that l
can't give you an answer unless you give
me o retainer. Business is business. y
WASHINGTON Critic.
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Merely 4 Suggestion.

The late Rev. Joel Hawcs, of Hart
ford, is remembered by many as an elo
quent divine. Singularly angular in per-
son and quaint in manner, he preached
truth in most forcible manner. On one
occasion, after announcing that the usual
collection would be taken for foreign
missions, he added, in his most impress
sivc manner: "And | would say to those
persons who are in the habit of putting
buttons in the box that would thank
them not to hammer down the eyes, for
the Lord is not deceived, and as buttons
they are valucless " 1t need not be said
that there were no buttons that day
Nl:rer's Mara:ihe.
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last week he invited young lady living
on Indiana a9enue to 20 and see Zone of
Our Girls" She wanted to see the play,
and, the truth is, she rather liked Tom
we will call the young man Tom fol
short-but she hesitated about accept
ing the invitation. Her friends advised
her to decline, and warned her that If
she accepted Tom would leave her alone
few minutes after every act while he
was out interviewing the nearest bar.
keeper.
"Oh, no, he wouldn't do that" said
the young lady.
"Yes, but he would" the advisers re-
piled; ''he took EN- johnson week be-
fore last and ent out three times and
came in chewing cloves and coffee, and
EN- was so mortified that she says"
s'But he wouldn't leave me alone in
the theatre. know" the young lady re-
tortcd, confidently, "and to prove it I
will accept his invitation"
On the way to the theatre Tom was all
gallantry, and the curtain once up he
was greatly interested in Mr.. Howard's
neat drama. But at the end of the first
act he made a brief apology to the effect
that he wished to speak with friend
whom he saw standing in the foyer, and
rose to 60. But he didn't 60. Some
thing seemed to take hold of his coat
tails and pull him back into his seat.
Imagine poor Toms chagrin and surprise
when a seconds investigation showed
him that his fair companion, who sat
with such an innocent look IN her brown
eyes, had pinned his coat to the up
holstering of the seat with a good, strong
safety-pin. Toms face felt as if it was
on a broiler, and a cold wave or two ran
up and down his spinal column, but he
didn't say word. Nor did he leave his
seat until the curtain fell on the happy
denouement in the play. The end of
the little drama in the parquet seats was
equally agreeable, for on their way out
Indiana avenue Tom smilingly confessed
that the joke was on him and the re-
proof q merited one. He also promised
that if again given the pleasure of escort
ing his charming companion to the thea
tire no safety-pins would be needed to
keep him in his seat.
"I hope he'll marry that GIRL" added
the genial Mr.. Prior, "because if he does
she'll reform him and make q man out
of him, as sure as guns. Chicago
Herald.
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TEMPERANCE.
The Drunkard's warning.

The Drunkard's Warning.
Touch not the sparkling bowl,
Taste not its waters bright,
Twill FIJI with fire thy soul, s,.
And dim thy youthful sight.
Touch not the sparkling bowl;
Although tits bright and fair,
Its magic can't be told,
Yet death lies hidden there.
Touch not the sparkling bowl;
Twill poison with its breath;
Beneath its surface roll
The seeds Of strife and death.
Touch not the flowing bowl
But spurn 1t as your foe,
With grief twill fill thy soul,
And strew thy path with woo.
Touch not the drunkard's bowl;
I've drank it to its dregs,
And now my inmost soul
Is filed with grief and rage.
Touch not the sparkling bowl;
There is better fount,
Whero crystal waters flow,
And living streams gush out.
Touch not the sparkling bowl,
But drink from Natures spring
Dethrone King Alcohol,
And shout Cold Water king.
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She StaycQ.

1t is very good story which genial
Treasurer Prior, of the Chicago Opera
House, tells about a young man Of his
acquaintance The young man, it seems,
is good looking, of nice family, and a
good deal OF favorite with the ladies.
But he is altogether too fond of little
red liquor, trimmed with lemon anal
things, and served in cut glass-so fond,
indeed, that some of the more careful
girls have of late fought shy of his es-
cort to places OF amusement. One day
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Of the 1877 counties in Georgia, 1Os
have absolute prohibition and twelve
others have partial prohibition. There
are only seven counties in Georgia where
whisky has full swing.
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A man who had ascolding wife, being
asked what he did for living, replied
that he "kcpt a hot house."
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It requires a MN of real genius to be a
financie1 without being the possessor OF
any finances.
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Extensive planting of olives is to be
made in Butte County, Cal.
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The Clothes of Japanese Girls.

Japanese young men of fashion visit
the girls just as they do in this country,
take them out to restaurants and ill them
up with ice cream. They have balls and
parties where Waiting is indulged in ad
tib.tum. The waltz, however, is q re-
cent innovation, but is liked by the Jap
anese exceedingly. The costumes of the
ladies in Japan are more in consonance
with the dress reform movement than
those of Ameri an and European girls.
First of all no corset is worn. The long
silk sash supplies the place of steel and
whalebona. This sash is wrapped round
and round the waist loosely, and the ends
hang down behind. There is no large,
elaborate bow pinned against the back,
like those seen in the representation of
the "Alikado' on our stage. Some Of
the ultra-fashonable girls of Toxic, how
ever, have adopted method of making
their waists look smaller, according to
the European modes, but no corset is
uscd-simply belt buckled around the
waist. The ladies are fond of picking
the strings of banjo, and are up to the
times in fashion which has been greatly
in vogue among American girls. Japan
ese girls attire themselves in pretty much
the same underwear as American women,
but their stockings are built more on the
order of mitten for the hand, there be.
ing a separate receptacle for the big toe.
A very curious fact the reporter cleaned
from the Interpreter was this: The jap
anese think that all Europeans have very
old types of faces.-Bauimore Mews.
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will not, will not desert to his foes;
That soul, though al hell should endeavor tn
shake,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake"
But, my friends, there is coming day OF
trial in which not only the saint bat the sim
ner must appear. That day of trial will come
very suddenly The farmer will be at the
plough, the merchant will be in the counting.
room, the woodman will be ringing his axe
on tho hickories, the weaver will have his
foot on the trea1le, the manufac-
turer will be walking amid the
bIzL OF loom; al the clack Of flying ma
chinery, th, counsel may bs stan lsn5 at the
bar, pleading the law, ths minister may be
pleading the Gospel the drunkard may be
reeling amid his cups, and the blasphemer
Lo! the sun hides Night comes down at
mid-noon. A wave of darkness rolls over
all the earth. The stars appear at tnoon-day.
The earth shudders and throbs. There an
earth uate opens and city sinks as croco-
dile would crunch q child. Mountains roll
| in their sockets and sen down their granite
cliffs in al avalanche of ro:k. Rivers pause
in their chase for the sea, a:d ocean uprea: :
ayah Beasts bsloS and moan and
snuff up tie darkness, clouds fly like
6ocks of swift eagles. Great thunders
| beat an boom ana burst. Stars shoot and
fall. The almighty, rising on His throne, dc
| clares that time shall be no longer and the
archansers trump repeats it till all the living
! hear and the continents of dad spring tc
their feet, crying: Time shall be no longerp
! Oh, on that day will you be readyl
! Ihave shown you how we'll the Christian
will get OF in his trial. VIII You get oE as
we'll in your trial. Will Christ plead on your
side or will He plead against you' Oh.what
will you do in the last great assize, if Your
conscience is aSahss hs you and ID, the w0rs
AGAINST you. and the Holy Spirit is against
you, and the Lord God Almighty is against
you! Better this day secure an advocate.
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Mrs. CIeyeland's DEVELOPMENT.

A Washington letter to the st. Louis
GloJe- Democrat says: Mrs. Cleveland
has succeeded in winning friends in the
most wonderful way, and one may listen
to a dozen women of either political
camp singing her praises with equal
sincerity. Even those who were the
most prejudiccd against her and had a
very distinct idea Of what she must be,
to Judge from certain things in the man
ner and the place OF the wedding and the
wholesale portrait photography that had
been indulg gcd in, have ben most COM
pletely won over by the simplicity, Dig
nifty, and great charm of her manner.
There has ben so much gushing and eX-
travagant praise of her beauty and one
thing and another, that each person has
to see aud decide for himself, whether
she possesses the whole sum Of attrac-
tions.
In her parlor at the White House she
receives string of callers each evening,
and disposes of them with an case, q
grace, and tact that arc really wonder
full She appears slender, graceful
young woman, in heig and figure very
like tho pretty Mrs. Ion Cameron; and
the long trained dresses that she wears
add mcasurably to the grace and ele-
gance of her figure She has beautiful
throat and shoulders, good arms, and
hands that plainly tell she can wicld a
tennis racket or pull an oar with some
effect. AS to her countenance, every one
knows that by the photographs, with
the fine eyes that o2ershadow the defects
of the mouth and chin, and the h gh
coil of hair, with the prominent curled
bang-a style of her hair dressing, by
the way, now faithfully copied by every
shop girl in town. For so young wom-
an, her tact and ease in conversiug with
the variety of people and strangers that
come to her is remarkable; the more Sc
that when she visited the White House
less than two years ago she had none oi
this self possession. nor apparently this
great talent for society. The plump.
bread and -buttery, rosy checked school
girl of the Inauguration season is hardly
to be recognized in the slender, elegant
. woman OF the world who prcsides ovel
the White House now. Here is one o.
the most remarkable cases of unfolding
and development, and of clever woman
meeting the emergency and proving her
self thoroughly qualified for it.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-04
A Kind Of Duplicate Earth.

The Edinburgh Review thinks that the
planet Mars may justly be considered a
kind Of duplicate earth, it being endowed
with land. water, clouds. and air. and
snow accommodating around its poles in
their respective seasons of winter. II
this be 50. the atmosphere Of the planet
Is. however, obviously much more rare
than that Of the earth. so that il only ex-
erts at the planets surface a pressure Of
about two ponds and a quarter TO the
square inch. The climate of Mars is con-
ceiyed. from the small amount OF snow
that accumulates at the poles Of the
planet. to be comparatively mild; and the
water is distributed into a very curious
series Of long parallel canals which run
out from the ocean basins 10 an extent,
in some places, OF 1900 and 1000 miles.
Ash well known, astronomers have sue
ceeded in discovering since 1877 two
moons, these being found to present a
diameter Of not more than six or seven
miles, and one Of them completing a
revolution round the planet in a little
more than seven hours. Brooklyn Eagle.